Jason Patrick Andrews was the PUP Candidate for Belmopan - but now committee members are accusing him of cleaning out the constituency office. They've made a complaint to police about all the stuff he took - they say it was donated to the office, while he seems to think it was donated to him. The items include a water cooler, a laptop computer, a flat screen TV and other items. Belmopan police today confirmed that a report was made a few weeks ago, but the officer commanding told us he's handling it with some level of discretion:...
Supt. Howell Gillett, OC - Belmopan
"The police always like to be in the middle of everything. Its politics. I don't want to go into any details more than to say that yes report has been received at Belmopan Police Station and we are dealing with it through civil means. I believe that as the commander here in this formation, what we are doing is the best way forward. It's been dealt with internally and I believe we will have a resolution very shortly. I am personally involved and I believe, with the experience that I have dealing with these matters, I believe that very soon we will have a complete resolution to the issue."
We tried several times, but could not reach Andrews for comment. PUP insiders tell us they expect him to bring back the stuff this weekend - that's after they went to police. Apparently, the dispute started up right after John Briceno was elected leader of the PUP. Andrews supported Francis Fonseca - and so he cleared out the office right after the convention. The Belmopan constituency committee member who did support Briceno is Oscar Mira - and it seems he is leading the effort to recover the items.
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